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 Rio to Host 2016 Olympics 


Oct 2, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(AP) - The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting today in Copenhagen. Chicago was knocked out in the first round, Tokyo in the second. Rio had played heavily on... More »

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Chicago • Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics

OLYMPICS BATTLE

 Cities That Could Beat Chicago 

Rio, Madrid, or Tokyo could leave Obamas empty-handed this week

Sep 30, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama arrive in Denmark tomorrow, hoping to win the 2016 Olympics for their hometown. The Windy City has an impressive bid, proposing events in the city's parks and a lakefront Olympic Village. But three other cities are lobbying hard, and any could get the Games come Friday.... More »

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Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC • Summer Olympics

 Japan Loses Its 
 Taste for Luxury 

From food to handbags, high-cost items are suffering

Sep 21, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundred-dollar melons and pricey designer handbags used to sell so well in Japan that companies considered luxury goods a mass-market sector. But while the Japanese kept on shopping through previous recessions, this one has produced a sea change. The luxury industry has been hard hit, and the change may be... More »

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Louis Vuitton • shopping • Japan • recession • Tokyo • luxury • Japanese economy

 Japan Cops 
 Get Tough 
 on Subway 
 Gropers 

Tokyo launches 'groping prevention week'

Sep 18, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan has dispatched undercover police officers across Tokyo's commuter rail system to make sure men with wandering hands feel the strong arm of the law, the Guardian reports. Sexual harassment has long been a problem for Tokyo's subway, with two-thirds of young women saying they have been inappropriately touched while... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • groping • commuter train

 Rio Shines in 2016 
 Olympics Evaluation; 
 Chicago Not Out Yet 

Tokyo deemed insufficiently excited, while Madrid could be logistical nightmare

Sep 2, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The International Olympic Committee appears to be bullish on Rio for the 2016 Summer Games, though Chicago, Tokyo, and Madrid remain in the hunt, CNN reports. In an evaluation of the cities released today to members, Rio’s presentation is deemed to be of the “very highest quality.”... More »

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Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • report • evaluation

 7.1 Earthquake Rocks Tokyo 

No casualties, or threats of a tsunami, reported

Aug 9, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 7.1 earthquake rattled Tokyo and surrounding areas today, AP reports. The strong quake, which struck just before 8 pm local time, disrupted trains and a professional baseball game, but so far there are no reports of damage or casualties, and no threat of a resulting tsunami. Japan is... More »

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tsunami • Japan • Tokyo • earthquake


 Best Cities  
 for Good Eats 

Local cuisine is ranked

Aug 5, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paris is for lovers—food lovers. The city came in first on a Forbes list of the world’s best cities for eating well, based on a 2009 survey ranking 50 cities. Notably absent from the top 10 are New York and London, which don’t boast much of... More »

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food • Mexico City • Hong Kong • Beijing • Rome • cuisine • Paris • Tokyo • Milan • Barcelona • Madrid • Shanghai • Jay-ZTV • local food

 Tokyo Branded 
 World's Most 
 Expensive City 

Tumbling rouble knocks Moscow off top spot in expat rankings

Jul 7, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tokyo and Osaka bumped Moscow into third place in Mercer's annual ranking of the costliest cities for expats, the Times of London reports. Geneva and Hong Kong rounded out the top five. Currency fluctuations pushed many European cities down in the influential rankings,which compare the cost of living in... More »

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Moscow • Cost of Living • Tokyo • cities • expatriates

(AP) - With 3½ months to go, Rio de Janeiro has picked up significant momentum in the race for the 2016 Olympics. The Brazilian city emerged with the most buzz among the four competing cities during presentations yesterday in Switzerland to International Olympic Committee members. Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo are the other... More »

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Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • South America • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Summer Olympics • Carlos Roberto Osorio

 Cheaper 'Fast Fashion' 
 Booms in Japan 

Recessionistas head to cheaper chain stores in once-superstylish district

May 18, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Tokyo’s Harajuku district, designer brands are making way for cheaper “fast fashion” stores, where $100 buys an outfit, bag, shoes, and accessories. The most recent chain to debut, Forever 21, drew massive crowds—in a scene reminiscent of November, when 2,500 did the same thing next... More »

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fashion • Japan • Tokyo • fashion designer • H&M • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • Harajuku • Forever 21

 Cat Cafes Court 
 Lonely Japanese 

Childless Japanese turn to cafes for companionship

Apr 8, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hordes of childless Japanese are flocking to Tokyo's cat cafes to cuddle the residents and savor furry companionship along with a cup of tea. So popular are the cafes that reservations are required on weekends, GlobalPost reports. Career-minded urbanites who don't have the time or space for pets, let alone... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Japanese • cafes • cat

(Newser) - A notoriously finicky airplane may have contributed to the Tokyo crash that killed two American FedEx pilots today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is believed to handle poorly in high winds, which were reported at the time of the crash. Though problems with the flight-control systems... More »

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Japan • plane crash • Tokyo • FedEx • McDonnell Douglas • MD-11 • flight control system • high winds

(Newser) - London has tumbled off its perch atop the list of priciest places to buy residential property, the Financial Times reports, allowing Monaco to swoop in and take the crown. Monaco’s top properties now fetch $68,000 per square meter, compared to $38,000 for London and $22,500... More »

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London • Manhattan • Moscow • Hong Kong • Rome • Paris • Tokyo • Singapore • Monaco • home prices • Sydney

 2 Die in FedEx Plane 
 Crash in Japan 

Plane landed on its wing and exploded

Mar 22, 09 10:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A FedEx plane crashed at Tokyo's main international airport Monday, killing both pilots aboard. Caught in a gust of wind, the cargo plane landed on its left wing and skidded off the runway in a ball of fire, Reuters reports. Airlines have been rerouting passengers as firefighters clear the scattered... More »

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Japan • plane crash • Tokyo • FedEx • Narita Airport

(Newser) - The US embassy in Tokyo has warned Americans to steer clear of an entertainment district that has seen a spike in the spiking of drinks, the Japan Times reports. Victims often lose consciousness and awake hours later, their credit cards gone or used. “If you, nevertheless, choose to participate... More »

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alcohol • crime • Japan • Tokyo • US Embassy • Roppongi • Rohypnol • spiking

 Volcano Showers 
 Tokyo With Ash 

Residents warned larger explosion may follow

Feb 2, 09 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Powdery ash showered Tokyo this morning as Japan's Mount Asama volcano erupted 90 miles away, Reuters reports. Smoke burst a mile into the air and rocks flew onto sparse neighboring towns, but there was little damage and no visible lava from the explosion. Scientists have warned people not to approach... More »

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environment • Japan • Earth • Tokyo • volcano • tectonic plates • volcanoes • Mount Asama

 Tokyo Dims 
 Red Light in 
 Olympic Bid 

Officials aim to keep 'local color' in crackdown

Jan 19, 09 1:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics has prompted a cleanup of Tokyo’s red light district, but local proprietors aren’t eager to change local culture, the Guardian reports. Police, backed by a governor hoping to snuff out sleaze, are getting tough about a new law forcing sex... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • 2016 Olympics • sex industry • red light district

 Obama Touts 
 Chicago's 2016 
 Olympics Bid 

President-elect appears via video before selection committee, his first such push

Nov 21, 08 3:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama made a surprise appearance today in a video address to the International Olympic Committee, pushing Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Games, the Tribune reports. The video, shepherded to Istanbul by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, showed Obama talking about his belief “in the Olympic movement,... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Istanbul • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • President Obama

Barenaked Brit Skinny-Dips at Tokyo Palace

Tourist arrested after climbing royal wall during hour-long chase

Oct 7, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A naked Westerner jumped into the moat surrounding Japan’s fortified imperial palace today, Reuters reports, climbing its walls during a chase that lasted more than an hour. Onlookers giggled and snapped photos of the 40-year-old bald man, who claimed to be a British tourist from Spain. He was captured... More »

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Spain • Japan • Tokyo • Britain • tourists • Imperial Palace

 Missing: 5-Year-Old; 
 20 Inches Long, Big Nose 

Anteater breaks out of Tokyo confinement for second time since 2005

Sep 22, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tae the anteater is on the run—again. Dozens of humans are searching for the 5-year-old, a resident of Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium who engineered a jailbreak Saturday by opening a sliding door, the Asahi Shimbun reports. Tae previously enjoyed a taste of freedom in 2005, when she skipped out... More »

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Tokyo • animal • anteater

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